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Weather
Clouds, weather map symbols, weather tools
Question | Answer |
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Cirrus clouds are | High, thin and wispy clouds. Fair weather. |
Cumulus clouds are | Mid level "cotton ball" clouds. Partly cloudy day. |
Stratus clouds are | Overcast low lying clouds. Precipitation. |
Weather is composed of | cloud cover, humidity, air pressure, temperature, wind direction and wind speed. (CHATW2) |
What are the 4 types of precipitation? | Rain, sleet, snow and hail |
An anemometer measures | Wind speed |
A barometer measures | Air pressure |
A thermometer measures | Temperature |
An air mass is | a large body of air that has the same properties as the surface over which it develops |
A front is when | Two air masses meet. |
What are the 4 types of fronts. | Cold, warm, stationary, occuluded |
High pressure system | Fair Good "happy" weather.High clouds. |
Low pressure system | Low clouds overcast "lousy" weather. |
Air pressure is affected by | Humidity (water vapor) altitude, and temperature (HAT) |
A Meteorlogist | Forcasts the weather |
Weather Fronts generally move | West to East. |
Cumulonimbous clouds are the | Thunderstorm clouds. |